VOA慢速英语:Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882: A Great Twentieth Century Writer and Philosopher

短语讲解：

1. But, except for those trips, he lived all his life in the small town of Concord, Massachusetts.

except for除…之外
例句：His composition is excellent except for some grammatical mistakes.
他的作文写得很好, 只有几处语法错误。

2. When he returned to the United States, he married and settled in Concord.

settle in (使)开始在…居住; 安顿下来, 适应于新家
例句：We are settled in our new home.
我们住进了新房。

3. Emerson urged students to learn directly from life. He told them, "Life is our dictionary."

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句：She learned everything from me.
她什么都是向我学的。

4. In his speech, he called for moral and spiritual rebirth.

call for需要; 要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

5. He said churches treated religion as if God were dead.

treat as if 把…当作…看待
例句：Do not treat me as if I were a child .
不要把我当作小孩子看待。

6. Church members who heard him speak called him a man who did not believe in God.

believe in信奉, 信仰
例句：Christians believe in God and Jesus.
基督教徒信奉上帝和耶稣。

7. He stands up there and looks as if he thought everyone was as good as he was.

stand up起立, 站起; 经久耐用; 站得住脚
例句：I'm afraid it won't stand up in court.
我担心这件事在法庭上站不住脚。

8. Young people agreed with Emerson that a person had the power within himself to succeed at whatever he tried.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：In the main, I agree with Edward.
我基本上同意爱德华的意见。
succeed at在…(如某行业)中获得成功
例句：What makes Jim think he could succeed at music?
是什么使吉姆认为他能在音乐方面获得成功?

9. They believed the agricultural economy of the South depended on Negro slaves.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

10. Emerson believed that the slaves should be freed. But he did not take an active part in the anti-slavery movement.

take an active part in积极参加
例句：They take an active part in scientific experiment.
他们积极参加科学实验。